Sara Diamond is the current president of OCAD University. She was born in New York City

New York City

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 and emigrated to Toronto

Toronto

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 in 1959, in order for her father to become the Executive Director of the Jewish Family and Child Service and for her mother to take a professorship at the University of Toronto. Diamond has a degree in digital media theory and a PhD from London University in computer science. Prior to joining OCAD, Diamond was the Director of Research for the Banff Centre

Banff Centre

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. Diamond taught at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design

Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design

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